USA — Part 1

Posted on by

It’s time to reunite with family and friends I haven’t seen for more than a year. Great to see y’all! Thank you for your generous hospitality and for making the first half of my American tour happy and comfortable!!!

Washington

My first stop was beautiful Seattle. May is springtime in the Pacific northwest. Although flowers were blooming everywhere, temperatures never got above 65°F. Coming from balmy Kosrae, I practically froze to death!

California

Next, I flew south to San Francisco to see my sons and many dear friends. I also met with doctors and nurses at UCSF who saved me from leptospirosis last year. Thank you all!

While in San Francisco, I joined the No Kings! march. Although ~50,000 people of all ages marched peacefully through the city, I can’t say whether this demonstration — and all the other protests happening the same day — will have any effect on Washington DC. If you didn’t join any of these protests, here’s a short video to show you what you missed.

I enjoyed everyone’s signs. When politics is the problem, humor is the best antidote.

Tennessee

Having grown up in Nashville, I came here to visit many friends from kindergarten to high school. Although Nashville has changed a lot since the 60’s, it’s still one of America’s friendliest cities.

Washington DC

I came to Washington DC to see what’s happening in our nation’s capital. Not much, as far as I could tell. So a fellow traveler and I followed I-68 to western Maryland to find scenes of vintage “Americana”.

This concludes the first half of my American tour. From here, I’m going someplace very un-American. Stay tuned for a visit to my 192nd country!